Star Patrol did it the tough way to land the prize in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Sprint at Flemington. Firstly, the Clinton McDonald-trained sprinter had to do a lot of the hard work on the speed before having to hold the 1200m sprint on Saturday in the Stewards’ room. Blake Shinn, the rider… Read More »
A wide barrier over the 1400m course at Flemington is one that is usually frowned upon. But it was no concern for Perth mare Amelia’s Jewel at her first run on the eastern seaboard when she took out the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Jockey Damian Lane took his medicine early aboard the $1.95… Read More »
Lindsay Park galloper Mr Brightside continued his spring domination with an emphatic victory in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The win in Saturday’s Group 1 weight-for-age contest over 1600m, added to his earlier 1400m wins at Caulfield in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Jockey Craig… Read More »
Think It Over has iced his comeback from a career-threatening tendon injury, wearing down fellow weight-for-age star Zaaki in a thrilling finish to the inaugural 7 Stakes at Randwick. The veteran geldings continue to produce in top company, Zaaki kicking clear halfway up the straight before Think It Over set… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has lauded the talent and maturity of apprentice Zac Lloyd after the 19-year-old produced a superb ride to win the Tea Rose Stakes on exciting filly Tiz Invincible. Maher said he didn’t think twice about putting Lloyd on Tiz Invincible on Saturday despite the junior hoop now riding without a… Read More »
He made his name in England as King Charles III’s first winner, and now Just Fine looks destined to put his name in lights in Australia. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained import made it two wins from as many local starts with an outstanding victory over a classy field in… Read More »
Disappointed at his sacking from the ride aboard Giga Kick in The Everest, Craig Williams says the past 18 months has taught him there are bigger things in life than horse racing. Williams and his family are involved and continue their humanitarian support of residents in Ukraine who suffer daily in the war with Russia. While still passionate about his on-going job in horse racing, Williams said… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Saturday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Flemington, Randwick, Eagle Farm, Belmont and Morphettville. swiftbet 💰 👉 Download the hottest new betting app BEST BOOKIES đź’¸: View the Best Online… Read More »
James McDonald is set to make an early comeback from a foot injury to replace Craig Williams as the jockey for racing superstar Giga Kick. Williams, who famously won last year’s The Everest and two Group 1 races on the horse, was let go following a disappointing performance in the… Read More »
Like her famous older half-sister, Time Of My Life got her career off the perfect start when she won the three-year-old fillies maiden at Geelong on Friday. The daughter of I Am Invincible and Vegas Showgirl, which makes her a half-sister to the immortal Winx, scored an impressive win in the 1121-metre… Read More »
After missing out on Group One placegetter Supido as a yearling, Matthew Smith and his wife Melissa decided they would do the next best thing and buy one of his offspring at the sales. Coming across a Supido colt out of Koi at the 2021 Inglis Classic Sale, they took one… Read More »
The retirement of superstar Anamoe has Godolphin on the lookout for its next weight-for-age horse and James Cummings is banking on Pericles filling the void. The gelding has been carefully managed and took a traditional three-year-old path through the autumn, highlighted by a Group 2 triumph in Melbourne and narrow second to Lindermann in… Read More »
A strong gallop and a smaller than anticipated field convinced trainer Cliff Brown to start La Danseuse Rouge up the straight at Flemington. Success, or a placing in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) on Saturday, will enhance the broodmare value of La Danseuse Rouge. A winner of the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville in July… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have been content to play the long game with class sprinter Mazu and that patience could be rewarded as he begins his second Everest quest this spring. With a slot in the $20 million showpiece locked up, Mazu will kick off his campaign in The Shorts (1100m) at… Read More »
With a long spring campaign still ahead, trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes have taken Mr Brightside back to the Lindsay Park training operation at Euroa to prepare for his next assignment at Flemington. After wins in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes, both 1400m at Caulfield,… Read More »
Hugh Bowman and Zac Purton have been granted permission by the HKJC to participate in high-stakes Group 1 races in Australia. Hugh Bowman is set to ride Lindermann in the Underwood Stakes, a Group 1 event taking place at Caulfield in Melbourne on September 23. After this commitment, Bowman will… Read More »
Lloyd Kennewell undertook a modern way to sell shares in I Am Unstoppable and interest in the son of I Am Invincible has continued long after the Cranbourne trainer put up the ‘sold out’ sign. But the most recent bids have come from clientele different to those who were initially attracted to the… Read More »
Four years after relocating from Adelaide to Newcastle, Mark Minervini will saddle up his first runner in his adopted ‘hometown’ Cup and he is quietly confident Hosier can bring home the major prize. Formerly owned by Lloyd Williams, Hosier was sold to Minervini and a group of stable clients for $100,000 in… Read More »
Speculation surrounds the potential replacement of champion jockey Craig Williams as the rider of last year’s The Everest winner, Giga Kick. Despite winning five of nine rides and securing major titles like the Group 1 All Aged Stakes and Doomben 10,000, Williams’s position is now in question. The speculation arose… Read More »
The Makybe Diva Stakes may not be the Grand Final for trainers in their preparations for the spring, but it is still a pivotal race in determining spring fortunes. The 1600m Group 1 contest at Flemington on Saturday invariably sheds a light on those that are progressing well and those that may need a little more. Saturday’s… Read More »
